Chapter 13: The Death of Peng Zu
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Zhuangzi's "Getaway": "And Peng Zu has been heard for a long time, and everyone is like it, isn't it sad?" It can be seen that Peng Zu's longevity was widely spread at that time. In the "Theory of Things", it is pointed out that longevity and short life are relative: "The world is no greater than the end of the autumn, and Taishan is small; Heaven and earth are born with me, and all things are one with me. Peng Zu's theory of longevity in "raising shape" is described as follows: "Blowing the breath, spitting out the old and accepting the new, the bear passes through the bird, and it is just for longevity." This person who pursues the introduction, the person who cultivates the form, the good of Peng Zushou, if the husband is not deliberate and high, without benevolence and righteousness, without merit and fame, without rivers and seas and leisure, not suitable for longevity, all forget, all have, there is no extreme, and all the beauty follows it. This way of heaven and earth, the virtue of saints. It can be seen that Zhuangzi is also sure of Peng Zu's Changchun. However, he has a negative attitude towards achieving the goal of longevity through vomiting and Taoism. And for the "sage" who has reached the realm of "infinite and infinite", it is what Zhuangzi appreciates. Peng Zu's age, position, title, title, experience, and life experience. There are also many records in ancient books about the obstruction of bearing, murder, and escape.
The first legend: Legend has it that Peng Zu lived for more than 880 years, and his wife married more than 100 people, and he was still red and refreshed. His last wife wanted to know the reason, so she said to Peng Zu: "Although I am young, my body is not as good as yours, please tell me the secret of longevity, and we will stay together for a long time." Peng Zu looked at his beloved wife who was like a flower and jade, and was happy for a while, so he said: "It's useless to tell you, it was Lord Yama who accidentally tore my name off the book of life and death and made a paper twist, so I have lived until now." In fact, the king of Hades had been paying attention to Peng Zu for a long time, but he couldn't find his name, so he sent two little ghosts to the river in the village where Peng Zu lived to wash charcoal. It happened that Peng Zu's wife went down to the river to wash clothes, and saw two people washing charcoal, and there were words in their mouths: "Wash black charcoal, wash black charcoal, wash white black charcoal to sell for money." Peng Zu's wife said: "My father-in-law has lived for 808, and I have never heard that black charcoal can be whitewashed." The two imps said they didn't believe it, so Peng Zu's wife told the two imps the secret of Peng Zu's longevity, and the imps immediately reported to the king of Hades, who found the paper twist and sent a ghost to hook Peng Zu away. The common people probably also regretted this, so they spread a sentence: "Peng Zu lived for eight hundred and eight, and he can't tell the truth to his wife."
The second legend:
Legendary ancient immortals: the Yellow Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West (also known as the Golden Mother), the husband of the Queen Mother of the West, the prince of the East, Peng Zu, Chi Songzi, Wang Qiao (also known as Prince Qiao), etc. It turned out that Peng Zu and Chen Tuan Ancestor were both in charge of the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Palace. One is in charge of the book of life and death of the gods, and the other is in charge of the book of merit. One day, Chen Tuan said to Peng Zu: "I am overworked and want to sleep well." If something is important, you wake me up. Peng Zu replied: "Okay, you can go to sleep with confidence!" Peng Zu saw Chen Tuan go to sleep and wanted to take this opportunity to go to the mortal world to play. One day, he changed the list of life and death books on behalf of Chen Kuan, and found that his name was also on it. Peng Zu thought for a while: It's not good, if I go to the mortal world and am discovered by the Jade Emperor, I will quickly send someone to recall me. He had an idea, tore off the page with the name of "Peng Zu" written on it in the book of life and death, twisted it into a paper rope and bound it to the book, and from then on, Peng Zu's name could no longer be found in this book of life and death, so he went down to earth with confidence.
Peng Zu lived in the world and became a doctor of the Shang Dynasty. He married 49 wives and gave birth to 54 sons, all of whom died of old age one by one, while Peng Zu was still young and strong, and his actions were free. When he married his 50th wife, he resigned from his official position and traveled around the mountains and scenery until the 50th wife became an old woman from a yellow flower girl to an old woman, and then settled in a small mountain village in Yijun County. At this time, Peng Zu was 800 years old. One night, while the couple was sleeping in bed, his wife asked him, "I am a dying man, will you marry another wife after I die?" Peng Zu didn't mind and said, "Of course I have to marry, otherwise who will accompany me!" The wife asked again: "You will never grow old, don't you have your name in the book of life and death?" Peng Zu laughed: "I will never die! There is my name in the book of life and death, but they just can't find it." The wife then asked, "Where is your name?" Peng Zu proudly told the truth for a while. Only then did his wife understand the mystery of Peng Zu's immortality.
After the death of this wife, she took off her mortal body and returned to the Heavenly Palace, where she told the Jade Emperor about it. After hearing this, the Jade Emperor suddenly realized, and ordered the god to hurry up and call Chen Tuan Ancestor. Who knew that Chen Jian hadn't woken up at this time, so the Jade Emperor had to send two other gods to go down to find Peng Zu.
Due to the age, the sent god did not recognize Peng Zu at all, and he searched for a long time but did not hear from him. These two messengers didn't dare to return to the Heavenly Palace easily, so they had to run around the world and ask questions. One day, the two messengers came to Peng Village, Yijun County, and took the opportunity of the carpenter to eat, stole the big saw that unraveled the board, and sawed a lot of wood on the wheat field, which attracted many villagers to look around. At this time, Peng Zu also came to watch. People gossiped and discussed, and Peng Zu also took the opportunity to ridicule because of his advanced age and extensive experience: "I, Peng Zu, have lived for 800 years, and I have never seen anyone sawing it." As soon as the words fell, the two messengers threw the saw and locked Peng Zu on the spot. That night, Peng Zu died at the age of more than 800.
Regarding the burial place of Peng Zu, there are six Peng Zu tombs in Xuzhou, Jiangsu (known as Pengcheng in ancient times), Lin'an 800 li in Zhejiang, Yanling in Henan, Peng Village, Peng Town, Yijun County, Shaanxi, Pengshan County, Sichuan, Linqing, Shandong and other places. According to the research of historians, the tomb of Peng Zu in Lin'an, Zhejiang, the tomb of Peng Zu in Pengshan, Sichuan, and the tomb of Peng Zu in Yijun, Shaanxi, etc., all belonged to the descendants of Peng Zu when they moved south and west after Shang Wu Ding destroyed Dapeng. Only the Xuzhou Pengzu Tomb is the real tomb where the body of Xuan Keng is buried, and the rest are only the tombs of Xuan Keng's clothes or descendants. In addition, there are also relics of Pengzu in Fujian (Wuyi Mountain), Gansu (Tianshui), Zhejiang Xiaofeng Guangtiao Township and other places.
At the end of his life, Peng Zu was already seven hundred and sixty-seven years old, but he did not age at all. When Peng Zu was young, he liked to be quiet, had no interest in things in the world, did not chase fame and fortune, did not like luxurious carriages and horses, and regarded self-cultivation as the top priority.
When the king heard of his high character, he asked him to serve as a doctor. But Peng Zu often used illness as an excuse not to participate in official business. He is very proficient in the method of nourishing the body, and often takes Dan prescriptions such as "Cinnamon Mica Powder" and "Elk Jiaosan", so his face is always as young as a young man. However, Peng Zu's heart is very steady, and he never talks about his cultivation and Taoism, nor does he pretend to confuse people's minds.
He was pure and inactive, solitude, and seldom traveled around, even when he traveled, and he walked alone, and people did not know where he went, and even his servants did not know where he went.
Peng Zu had a car and a horse but rarely used it, and when he went out, he often did not bring travel expenses and rations, and he walked for dozens or even hundreds of days, but when he came back, he was still very healthy as usual. Usually he often sits quietly and holds his breath, and sits upright from morning to noon, gently rubbing his eyes with his hands, gently massaging all parts of his body, licking his lips with his tongue and swallowing saliva, transporting qi dozens of times, and then finishing his work and rushing to walk and laugh.